Model Question Paper Subject Code: BT0062 Subject Name -
Fundamentals of IT Credits: 4 Part A (One mark questions)1.
____________ is the use of computers and software to manage
information. A) Information technology* B) Computer Aided Design C)
Broadcasting D) Webcasting 2. MIS stands for __________________ A)
Managerial Information System B) Management Information System* C)
Management Information Service D) Management Interactive System 3.
In the year 1642 Blaise Pascal, at age 19, invented the ________ as
an aid for his father who was a tax collector. A) Processor B)
Tubes C) calculating clock D) Pascaline*
Marks: 140
4. _________ is a device that accepts information (in the form
of digitalized data) and manipulates it for some result based on a
program or sequence of instructions on how the data is to be
processed. A) Computer * B) Internet C) Router
D) Hub 5. ___________ is a system of communication. A) Code B)
Language* C) Data D) Binary
6. External memory sometimes called _________
A) Backing store B) Virtual drive* C) Local drive D) Magnetic
drive7. Find and Replace palette consists of ____________ tabs A)
Find tab, Replace tab & Go To tab* B) Find tab, Replace tab
& Search tab C) Find page tab, Replace page tab & Search
tab D) None of the above
8. Which is the softwares found in every PC? A) Operating
procedure & Application Programs B) Programming &
Non-Programming C) Operating Systems & Application Programs* D)
Operating systems & Memory programs 9. CAT stands for _______
A. Computerized Axial Tomography* B. Computerized Arithmetical
Tomography C. Computerized Axial Terminology D. Computer Aided
Technology
10. ________symbols are used to represent the numbers and hence
it is called Decimal number system. A) Ten * B) Nine C) Eight D)
Eleven 11. ________of a number system is defined as the number of
different digits which can occur in each position in the number
system. A) base or orbit B) base or radix* C) decibel or radix D)
None of the above 12. Two symbols are used to represent the numbers
and hence it is called _________ A) Decimal number system B) Binary
number system* C) Negative number system D) None of the above 13.
Convert the decimal value (72) to binary__________ A) 1001001 B)
1001011 C) 1000011 D) 1001000*
14. _______are performed in the same manner as in decimal
arithmetic. A) Carry-forward B) Carry-overs* C) Take-overs D) None
of the above
15. Convert the value (1111100) base, from binary to decimal A)
124* B) 127 C) 129 D) 123 16. Convert the value (50) from
hexadecimal to decimal. A) 70 B) 90 C) 120 D) 80 *
17. __________ is a software component of a computer system that
is responsible for the management of various activities of the
computer and the sharing of computer resources. A) Software system
B) Operating system* C) UNIX System D) Linux System 18. ________ is
nothing more than a space on the hard disk reserved to store
information that is deleted so that in the event of deleting a file
or folder by mistake it is possible to retrieve it. A) Recycle Bin
* B) Memory C) Hard Disk D) Temp
19. _________ is special memory that operates much faster than
SDRAM memory. A) RAM B) Cache memory* C) Flash memory D)
Pen-drive
20. Which of the following is/are the examples of commercial
software? A) B) C) D) Word Processing Database Management System
Electronic Spread Sheet All A, B & C *
21. ________ is a human oriented language. A) High Level
Language * B) Low Level Language C) Machine Language D) Assembly
Language 22. Component/s of Operating systems is/are __________ A)
Process Management B) Memory Management C) File Management D) All
A, B & C* 23. _______ is the publicly available worldwide
system of interconnected computer networks that transmit data by
packet switching over the Internet Protocol. A) Internet* B) ISP C)
LAN D) GAN
24. Internet is ___________ A) A network of games B) A network
of people C) A network of MIS D) A network of networks *
25. A piece of a message transmitted over a switching network is
called as _______ A) Packets* B) Bytes C) Data D) Signal 26. A
network within an organization is example for _________ A) Wide
area network B) Local area network* C) Telnet D) Ws-FTP
27. ARPANet stands for _______________ A) Advanced Research
Process Agency Network B) Advanced Research Projects Agency
Network* C) Advanced Research Process Agent Network D) Advanced
Request Process Agent Network
28. _____ is made up of thousands of individual dots in rows and
columns. A) Bitmap* B) JPEG C) Vector D) Both A and B 29.
____________ is a single graphics file that depicts movement, for
instance, a man walking, a butterfly flapping its wings etc. A)
Masking B) Animation* C) Video D) Audio
30. Color palette of PowerPoint includes _____________ tabs A)
Standard & Custom* B) CMYK & RGB C) CMYK & MOD D) RGB
& Grayscale 31. _________ aligns the contents of a document
from the left edge to the right edge of the page. A) Right B) Left
C) Justify * D) Strikethrough 32. Which keyboard shortcut bolds
selected text? Answer 2 A) Ctrl+B* B) Alt+B C) File/Format/Bold D)
None of the above 33. How can you highlight text without using the
mouse? A. It is impossible B. Use the F5 key C. Use the arrow keys
while holding down a Ctrl key D. Use the arrow keys while holding
down a Shift key* 34. Bullets and numbering palette of Ms-word
consists of ______ tabs A) Bulleted tab & Outline numbered tab
B) Bulleted tab, Numbered tab & Outline numbered tab* C)
Numbered tab & Outline numbered tab D) Ordered bullet tab &
Un-ordered bullet tab
35. What is the native file format for MS Excel? A. .doc B. .txt
C. .xls * D. .ess 36. What is the shortcut key when you want to go
to the next spread sheet? A) Ctrl+page down * B) Shift+page down C)
Alt+Shift+ page down D) Ctrl + Shift + Page down
37. MS Excel is distributed by which company?A) B) C) D)
Microsoft* IBM SUNJAVA Oracle
38. The format of the sum function is________________ A) =
SUM(Starting cell address * Ending cell address) B) = SUM (cell
address - Ending cell address) C) = SUM(Starting cell address:
Ending cell address)* D) = SUM(cell address + Ending cell
address)
39. Which of the following is/are Logical Functions? A) IF(): B)
Sumif() C) COUNTIF(): D) All A, B & C *
40. ________ list is a collection of some commonly used words,
which can be reproduced by dragging fill handle. A) Custom list* B)
Data list C) User list D) Custom Data
Part B (Two mark questions)41. Fifth Generation Computer
uses______ & ____ technology A) Microelectronic technologies
& Parallel processing* B) Dual core & Multiprocessing C)
Pentium-II & Pentium-IV D) Multi Chip set & Multi-processor
42. Match the following: Set-A 1) My Computer 2) My Documents 3)
Windows Movie Maker Set-B a) Gives you access to your computer's
disk drives and files b) Gives access to a folder created by
Windows XP which is used (by default) to store any documents on
your hard drive c) Opens Windows XP's movie editing software A)
1-a, 2-b, 3-c* B) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a C) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c D) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
43. Identify the true statements
1) Users interact with operating systems through Command Line
Interfaces (CLIs) or Graphical User Interfaces known as GUIs. 2)
Multitasking operating system aims at executing real-time
applications 3) POST means, Power On Self Test A) 1 & 2 B) 2
& 3 C) 1 & 3 D) 1, 2 & 3* 44. Identify the components
of computer.1) 2) 3) 4)
Power Supply Microprocessor Memory Drive controllers
A) 1, 2, 3 & 4* B) 2, 3 & 4 C) 1, 3 & 4 D) 1, 2
& 4 45. Which if the following are the types of expansion
buses? 1) ISA 2) EISA 3) MCI 4) PCI 5) AGP A) 1, 2, 3 & 4 B) 2,
3, 4 & 5 C) 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5* D) 1, 3, 4 & 5 46. Identify
the missing component from the images file.
A) Microprocessor* B) Motherboard C) RAM D) Power supply 47.
Characteristics of hard drives are ______ 1) Size 2) Recovery 3)
Speed 4) Reliability 5) Conversion A) 1, 2 & 3 B) 1, 3 & 4
* C) 3, 4 & 5 D) 1, 2, 4 & 5
48. Advantages of Low Level language 1. Processing speed is high
because it is one-to-one language. 2. Translation of program is not
required. 3. It occupies less memory space. A) 1 & 2 B) 2 &
3 C) 1 & 3 D) 1, 2 & 3 * 49. Examples of High Level
Language 1) BASIC 2) PASCAL
3) FOTRAN 4) COBOL 5) ALGOL
A) 1, 2, 3 & 5 B) 2, 3, 4 & 5 C) 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5* D)
1, 2, 4 & 5
50) Match the following Set-A 1) Absolute Loader 2) Bootstrap
Loader 3) Relocatable Loader Set-B a) A primitive type of loader
which performs only loading function) b) This loader function is to
load the operating system and transfer a control to it.) c) This
function is for relocating and loading) A) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c* B) 1-b,
2-a, 3-c C) 1-c, 2-b, 3-c D) 1b, 2-c, 3-a 51. Functional categories
of 4GL are _________ 1) Report Generators [Helping preparing
reports] 2) Retrieval and update languages assist users in making
queries or modifications to data in files or database. 3) Decision
Support tools Help users analyze data. 4) Graphic generators Assist
with graph preparation. A) B) C) D) 1, 3 & 4 1, 2, 3 & 4*
2, 3 & 4 1, 2 & 3
52. Identify the true statements 1. A router is a computer
networking device that forwards data packets toward their
destinations through a process known as routing. 2. SLIP and PPP
are two popular protocols that allow home computer users to connect
their computers to the Internet as peer hosts. 3. Speeds available
are 9600 BPS, 28800 BPS, 33600 BPS etc. A) B) C) D) 1&2 1&3
2&3 1, 2 & 3 *
53. Uses of Internet _____________________ 1) Information search
2) Electronic Mail 3) Chat 4) Data share 5) Education A) B) C) D)
1, 2, 3 & 4 2, 3 & 4 1, 3 & 4 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 *
54. Identify the common sound file formats. 1) .MIDI 2) .WAV 3)
.MP3 4) .RAM A. B. C. D. 1, 2, 3 & 4* 2, 3 & 4 1, 3 & 4
1, 2 & 4
55. Match the following: Set-A 1) 15 frames of animation 2) 8
frames of animation 3) 4 frames of animation Set-B
a) 22 Kbytes - with a 56K modem this would take only 4 seconds
to load b) 47 Kbytes - with a 56K modem this would take about 8
seconds to load c) 90 Kbytes - with a 56K modem it would take about
15 seconds to load. A) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c B) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a* C) 1-b, 2-c,
3-a D) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
56. Formatting options of Font style consists of ____________ A)
Bold, Italics, Underline & Shadow* B) Bold, Italics, Underline
& Tables C) Bold, Italics, Hyperlinks & Shadow D) Bold,
Italics, Underline & Anchors 57. Library Management, payroll
system, production and planning, Inventory Management are examples
of ________ software A) System Utility software B) Programming
software C) Application software* D) Game software
58. CPU consists of ____________ 1) Main memory 2) Control unit
3) Arithmetic Logical Unit 4) Input unit A) B) C) D) 2, 3 & 4
1, 2 & 3* 1, 3 & 4 1, 2, 3 & 4
59. A range of softwares are used for ____________ 1) Business
2) Communication 3) Entertainment 4) Sports 5) Finance A) B) C) D)
1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 * 2, 3, 4 & 5 1, 3, 4 & 5
60. Which of the following options will appear in Start Menu of
Windows operating system? 1) Log-off 2) All program 3) Search 4)
Control Panel 5) Turn off computer A) 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 * B) 2, 3,
4 & 5 C) 1, 3, 4 & 5 D) 1, 2, 4 & 5
Part C (Four mark questions)61. Match the following Set-A 1.
First Generation 2. Second Generation 3. Third Generation 4. Fourth
Generation Set-B a. Microprocessors b. Integrated Circuits c.
Transistors
d. Vacuum Tubes A) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d B) 1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a * C)
1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b D) 1-b, 2-d, 3-a, 4-c
62. Computer languages are broadly classified into ___________
1. Machine-level language 2. Assembly-level language 3. High
level-language 4. Fourth generation languages A) 1, 2, 3 & 4 *
B) 2, 3 & 4 C) 1, 3 & 4 D) 1, 2 & 3 63. Main functions
of Operating System are______ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A) B) C) D) act as an
interface between the user and the computer monitor the use of the
resources control and coordinate Input and Output devices manage
the program and data files help the application programs to execute
the commands 1, 2, 3 & 4 2, 3, 4 & 5 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5* 1,
3, 4 & 5
64. Identify the types of Operating Systems _______ 1) Real-time
OS 2) Multi-user and Single-user OS 3) Multi-tasking and
Single-tasking OS
4) Distributed OS 5) Embedded System OS1, 2, 3, 4 & 5* 2, 3,
4 & 5 1, 3, 4 & 5 1, 2, 3 & 4
65. Match the following Set-A 1) Bit 2) Byte 3) Hertz 4)
Gigabyte (Gb) Set-B a. b. c. d. A) B) C) D)
A logical data unit which has a possible value of 0 or 1. A unit
of data storage consisting of 8 bits. A unit of frequency
describing the number of electrical cycles that occur in a second.
A unit of data storage consisting of about 1000 megabytes. 1-d,
2-c, 3-b, 4-a 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d* 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b 1-b, 2-d, 3-a,
4-c
66. Identify the missing parts.
A) B) C) D)
Tracks & Sector Head & Reader Electrical cable &
Spindle* Head & Changer
67. Match the following: Set-A 1) DVD Drive 2) Zip drives 3)
Tape drive backup kits Set-B a) Capacity 3G to 40G b) Removable
cartridge storage device c) Drives use the ATAPI interface. A) B)
C) D) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c 1-c, 2-b, 3-a * 1-b, 2-a, 3-c 1-a, 2-c, 3-b
68. Facilities offered by Operating Systems are__________ 1) It
communicates with the computer operator by means of the console
unit or keyboard. 2) It controls the flow of jobs by loading and
unloading of programs. 3) It undertakes error diagnosis and
recovery techniques in case of error conditions. 4) It allocates
peripherals to programs and checks their availability. 5) OS warns
the operator when peripheral units require alteration. 6) OS
supervises operation including compilation and execution of
programmer A) 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 B) 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 C) 1, 2, 3,
4, 5 & 6* D) 1, 2, 5 & 6
69. Identify the basic units of MS Word 1. Title Bar 2. Menu Bar
3. Standard tool bar 4. Formatting toolbar 5. Editing area
6. Scroll Bars A) Except 4 B) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 * C) 3, 4, 5
& 6 D) 1, 2, 4, 5 & 6 70. Which of the following menus are
available in MS-Excel? 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) A) B) C) D) File Edit
View Tables Insert Format Tools 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 1, 2, 3, 6
& 7 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 & 7* 1, 2, 4, 5 & 7
71. Match the following Set-A 1) Average(): 2) Max (): 3) Count
(): 4) Countblank (): Set-B a) Counts empty cells in a specified
range of cells. b) Counts the number of cells that are not empty in
the specified range. c) Function returns the largest value in the
given range of cells. d) This function calculates and returns the
arithmetic mean of the numeric values in the given range of cells.
A) B) C) D) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d 1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a* 1-b, 2-a, 3-c,
4-d 1-c, 2-d, 3-a, 4-b
72. Multimedia consists of __________ 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) A) B) C) D)
Text Graphics Sound Animations Video 1, 2, 3 & 5 1, 2, 3, 4
& 5* 2, 3, 4 & 5 1, 3, 4 & 5
73. Identify the tabs which you will find in fill effects
palette of PowerPoint. 1) Gradient 2) Texture 3) Pattern 4) Picture
5) Symbol A) B) C) D) 1, 2, 3 & 4 * 2, 3, 4 & 5 1, 3, 4
& 5 1, 2, 3 & 5
74,. Match the following Set-A 1) Packets 2) Intranet 3) Local
area network 4) Networks Set-B a) Systems of interconnected
components b) Piece of a message transmitted over a network c)
Network covering home and office d) network used internally in an
organization A) B) C) D) 1-b, 2-d, 3-c, 4-a * 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d
1-c, 2-a, 3-b, 3-d 1-d, 2-c, 3-a, 4-b
75. Match the following Set-A 1) 2) 3) 4) Modems Optical Fiber
Hub Internet Service Providers
Set-B a) b) c) d) A) B) C) D) Cheapest way to surf the Internet
Devices that convert digital signals to analog signals, and vice
versa. Medium for telecommunication and networking Concentrator
that joins multiple clients by means of a single link to the rest
of the LAN. 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d 1-b, 2-c, 3-d , 4-a* 1-c, 2-a, 3-b,
4-d 1-d, 2-c, 3-a, 3-b
Subject Name: BT0062 - Fundamentals of IT Answer KeysPart - A Q.
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